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Some Telehealth Platforms Are Tracking Sensitive Patient Data: Are They Violating HIPAA?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

According to a recent study by MarkUp and STAT, 49 out of 50 telehealth platforms share sensitive data in ways that may harm healthcare clients and patients. Shared information can include detailed descriptions of health issues, names, street addresses, email addresses, diagnoses, or prescription information.

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Why Therapists Should Use HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth Platforms During COVID-19

TheraNest

They also noted that public facing platforms like Facebook Live, Twitch, TikTok should not be used as a means of telehealth care provision. . 6 Reasons To Use A HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth Platform. 6 Reasons To Use A HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth Platform. Protecting Client Privacy.

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Counselor Settles Case for $15,000 Involving the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative

Telebehavioral Health Institute

We’ve discussed the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights’ “HIPAA Right of Access Initiative” in several previous articles. HIPAA rules can be complex, particularly for smaller providers, but they have existed for almost three decades.

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Prominent Telehealth Startups Sharply Criticized by US Senators

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Following the release of a report by STAT and The Markup, which found 49 of 50 telehealth startups may fall short of legal requirements for HIPAA compliance, a bipartisan group of US senators has fiercely criticized several prominent telehealth startups for sharing patient data with Facebook, Google, and other major advertising platforms.

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Why telehealth is more than just a pandemic trend

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

She contends that telehealth is far more than a pandemic trend. In a discussion with Healthcare IT News , Fobare spells out the role telemedicine has grown to play during the pandemic, where healthcare goes with telehealth, how change may affect physicians and what virtual care might look like 10 years from now.

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Quick Policy Review: HIPAA for Mental Health Professionals

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Maintaining the privacy of that information is known as the clinician’s duty to maintain confidentiality. HIPAA regulations focus on compliance with rules to ensure the privacy and security of health information, whether that data is in the form of a document, a remote patient monitoring score, a recording, an image, or an app.

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Cerebral Telehealth: 2023’s Second Largest Patient Data Breach

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Adding to the growing number of recent FTC investigations about data being shared by telehealth platforms for profit, Cerebral reportedly notified 3.1 million users that their protected health information was shared with tech companies like Meta, Google, and TikTok. HIPAA investigations don’t occur in a vacuum.